Climate Adaptation

Infrastructure Isn’t Always Greener on the Other Side

Wmissions rise from cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in China.Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
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Since the coronavirus outbreak started, Chinese officials and policymakers have stressed that the development of “new infrastructure” will be a key part of its economic recovery. They have quite a hole to crawl out of: China’s first-quarter GDP shrank 6.8% compared to 2019, its worst quarterly contraction since 1992.